1
as in departing
to leave a place often for another
the party's been fun, but it's time to pull out
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2
as in retreating
to move back or away (as from something difficult, dangerous, or disagreeable)
the aid workers have been advised to pull out of those regions to which the conflict has spread
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Recent Examples of pulling out
Georgia is either extremely fortunate or extremely tough — possibly both — to keep pulling out these close Ws.
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Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
Gun store employees recalled Farzam on two occasions pulling out of the parking lot – red and white lights flashing, sirens blaring – as if responding to an emergency call, court documents show.
—Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2025
No one is pulling out a road map or planning a trip without consulting the internet first.
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 2 Nov. 2025
But the Heat had a strong response, beginning the fourth quarter with a big run of its own after pulling out its zone defense for the first time this season.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 2025
The Charlotte 49ers were on the brink of pulling out a season-changing upset through three quarters against North Texas (7-1, 3-1 American), but a dreadful fourth quarter brought Tim Albin’s upset hopes crashing down, losing 54-20 in a Friday night blowout.
—Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 25 Oct. 2025
Thursday's Week 7 contest turned into a shootout with the Bengals pulling out a 33-31 upset in the final seconds.
—Anne Erickson, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
After the attack in Doha, Qatar reportedly asked the UAE and Bahrain to close their embassies in Israel—a step that would mean pulling out of the agreement—but both countries have ignored that request.
—Monica Marks, Time, 19 Sep. 2025
Within minutes of pulling out of the neighborhood, motion alerts pinged her phone.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
Gun store employees recalled Farzam on two occasions pulling out of the parking lot – red and white lights flashing, sirens blaring – as if responding to an emergency call, court documents show.
—Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2025
No one is pulling out a road map or planning a trip without consulting the internet first.
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 2 Nov. 2025
But the Heat had a strong response, beginning the fourth quarter with a big run of its own after pulling out its zone defense for the first time this season.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 2025
The Charlotte 49ers were on the brink of pulling out a season-changing upset through three quarters against North Texas (7-1, 3-1 American), but a dreadful fourth quarter brought Tim Albin’s upset hopes crashing down, losing 54-20 in a Friday night blowout.
—Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 25 Oct. 2025
Thursday's Week 7 contest turned into a shootout with the Bengals pulling out a 33-31 upset in the final seconds.
—Anne Erickson, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
After the attack in Doha, Qatar reportedly asked the UAE and Bahrain to close their embassies in Israel—a step that would mean pulling out of the agreement—but both countries have ignored that request.
—Monica Marks, Time, 19 Sep. 2025
Within minutes of pulling out of the neighborhood, motion alerts pinged her phone.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pulling out
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Colin Walsh will succeed Kyle Leahy, who will be departing Glossier at the end of the year, as the beauty brand’s next CEO.—
Vogue Business Team,
Vogue,
4 Nov. 2025
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After departing the Grateful Dead in 1979, the Godchauxs formed the Heart of Gold Band, which was cut short by Keith’s tragic death in a car accident the following year.—
Jessica Lynch,
Billboard,
4 Nov. 2025
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With nothing but West Ham’s rapidly retreating defence in front of him, and an instant four-on-four, Guimaraes drove forward before picking out Murphy to his right, in a position to isolate left-back El Hadji Malick Diouf with a one-vs-one.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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After retreating behind the walls of Culloden Parks, the remaining fighters soon surrendered.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
30 Oct. 2025
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Surveillance video shows two masked men entering through an interior hallway of the storage facility before exiting into an outdoor area enclosed by a metal fence.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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Prescott, who spent three years as an external adviser to the BBC’s Editorial Guidelines and Standards Committee before exiting in June, raised questions with the committee, BBC executives, and the corporation’s board.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
4 Nov. 2025
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After suffering a major setback in March by losing the capital of Khartoum, the RSF regained the initiative in the following months, culminating in the SAF withdrawing from its last stronghold in western Sudan, El Fasher, leaving it at the RSF’s mercy.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
30 Oct. 2025
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The 3rd Battalion is undergoing modernization that includes refining tactics such as seizing key terrain for the rapid insertion and deployment of HIMARS launchers for strike missions, then withdrawing to a secure location.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Oct. 2025
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As Semafor previously reported, many inside the magazine were excited by Guiducci’s arrival, believing the old Vanity Fair was moving too slowly, had fallen too far outside the zeitgeist, and had lost some of its sheen.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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Tulane University said moving research animals is routine but governed by strict confidentiality agreements to protect the animals’ safety and the parties’ proprietary information.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
2 Nov. 2025
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In 2023, federal lawmakers introduced the Sunshine Protection Act, a proposal to make daylight saving time permanent, meaning no more springing forward or falling back.—
Evan Moore,
Charlotte Observer,
29 Oct. 2025
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For example, Comet Halley barely crosses the orbit of Neptune before falling back into the inner solar system.—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
23 Oct. 2025
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New York is a crossroads for them at the edge of the continent, like a traffic circle with east-west routes running along the ocean or north-south routes going up the harbor or to New Jersey.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
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Seated front row, the star turned heads in a sheer bodysuit featuring an iridescent brown and yellow print, paired with matching pants adorned with coordinating fabric details and cut-outs running along the legs.—
Essence,
Essence,
29 Sep. 2025
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Its share price collapsed a few months after going public, losing a third of its value since the start of the year before Monday's news.—
NPR,
NPR,
4 Nov. 2025
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The honks of wild Canada geese, for instance, fresh out of the Arctic and now high in the clouds going south, signal a change in seasons for me.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Pulling out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pulling%20out. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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